Big Brother (Israeli TV series)

HaAh HaGadol (Hebrew: האח הגדול‎; literally: The Big Brother) is the Israeli version of the international reality television franchise Big Brother created by producer John de Mol in 1997. The show is broadcast since 2008, following the premise of other versions of the format, the show features a group of contestants, known as "Housemates" who live together in a specially constructed house that is isolated from the outside world. The housemates are continuously monitored during their stay in the house by live television cameras as well as personal audio microphones. Throughout the competition, housemates are evicted from the house. The last remaining Housemate wins the competition and is awarded a cash prize.

האח הגדול HaAh HaGadol
Also known as	Big Brother Israel
Presented by	Current Liron Weizman (2018–) Guy Zu-Aretz (2019–) Former: Erez Tal (2008–2017) Assi Azar (2008–2014) Korin Gideon (2015–2017) Ofer Shechter (2018) Asi Israelof (2018)
No. of seasons	10 (Regular); 3 (VIP)
No. of episodes	279
Production
Producer(s)	Elad Koperman
Production location(s)	Neve Ilan
Running time	90 minutes (approx.)
Production company(s)	Koperman Productions; Endemol Shine Israel
Release
Original network	Reshet: Channel 13 (2018–) Keshet: Channel 2 (2008–2017)
Original release	1 September 2008 (2008-09-01) – present
External links
Official Website (Reshet)
Official Website (Keshet)

The show was firstly produced by Keshet and aired on Channel 2 from 2008 to 2017 and ran for eight original seasons and two celebrity seasons.

During its run on Channel 2, the show hosted by Erez Tal and Assi Azar from season 1 to season 6. After Assi Azar left the show, Erez Tal and Korin Gideon hosted the show from season 7 to season 8.

At the end of season 7, it was learned that due to ownership changes in the television production companies, at the end of season 8, the broadcast rights of the show would be owned by "Reshet".[1]

After Channel 2 got closed and split into two new channels at the end of October 2017, it was announced that the show would be produced by Reshet and aired on Channel 13 from 2018. Until now have been aired two originals seasons and one celebrity season. A new original season has been announced and it will be begin airing on 2021.

Liron Weizman host the show from season 9 alongside Ofer Shechter and Asi Israelof.[2] In November 2018, it was announced that Guy Zu-Aretz replaced Shechter and Israelof to host the show alongside Liron Weizman from the third celebrity season in 2019.[3][4][5]

There have been aired 11 original seasons of HaAh HaGadol and 3 celebrity seasons of HaAh HaGadol VIP.

Format

Erez Tal (left) & Assi Azar (right), hosting Big Brother (2008)

HaAh HaGadol is a game show and is based on the international Big Brother series produced by Endemol in the Netherlands which began in 1999. The show's name comes from George Orwell's novel Nineteen Eighty-Four (1949), which revolves around a dystopia in which dictator Big Brother is the all-seeing leader. A group of people (called the Housemates) live together in a house, where 24 hours a day their every word and every action is recorded by cameras and microphones in all the rooms in the house. Access to television, the Internet, print media, and time is prohibited. In addition, the housemates live in complete confinement; they have no access to the outside world. At least once a week, the housemates secretly nominate two housemates they wish to face a public vote to evict. The two or more housemates with the most votes face the public vote. The viewing public decides which of them gets evicted through text message votes or phone calls. The nominee with the most votes is evicted and leaves the house.

Should their stay inside the house become difficult for them to bear, a housemate is allowed to voluntary leave at any time during the game. In the event of a withdrawal from the house, a replacement housemate usually enters in their place.

In the final week of each season, the viewers vote for which of the remaining people in the house should win the prize money and be crowned the winner of HaAh HaGadol.

Series details

Original seasons

Series		Day	Housemates	Winner	Runner-up	Presenter(s)	Episodes		Originally aired			Prize
									First aired	Last aired	Network
	1	107	20	Shifra Cornfield	Yossi Boublil	Erez Tal Assi Azar	32		1 September 2008 (2008-09-01)	16 December 2008 (2008-12-16)	Channel 2 Keshet	₪1,000,000
	2	110	21	Eliraz Sadeh	Sa'ar Scheinfein		33		15 November 2009 (2009-11-15)	4 March 2010 (2010-03-04)		₪1,000,000
	3	109	22	Jackie Menachem	Lihi Griner		32		8 December 2010 (2010-12-08)	26 March 2011 (2011-03-26)		₪1,000,000
	4	93	21	Yekutiel "Kuti" Sabag	Tamir Verdi		28		1 January 2012 (2012-01-01)	2 April 2012 (2012-04-02)		₪1,000,000
	5	115	23	Tahounia Rubel	Levana "Zoharim" Gogman		34		5 May 2013 (2013-05-05)	27 August 2013 (2013-08-27)		₪1,000,000
	6	109	19	Tal Gilboa	Eldad Gal-Ed		32		14 May 2014 (2014-05-14)	30 August 2014 (2014-08-30)		₪1,000,000
	7	113	22	Shai Mika Yifrah	Barak Edri	Erez Tal Korin Gideon	33		16 December 2015 (2015-12-16)	6 April 2016 (2016-04-06)		An apartment worth ₪1,400,000
	8	101	19	Avihai Ohana	Shani Goldshtein		30		18 December 2016 (2016-12-18)	28 March 2017 (2017-03-28)		An apartment worth ₪1,400,000
	9	120	27	Israel Ogalbo	Eliav Rachamin	Liron Weizman Asi Israelof Ofer Shechter	50		5 May 2018 (2018-05-05)	1 September 2018 (2018-09-01)	Channel 13 Reshet	₪1,000,000
	10	95	21	Tikva Gidon	Yarden Edri	Liron Weizman Guy Zu-Aretz	46		1 January 2020 (2020-01-01)	4 April 2020 (2020-04-04)		₪1,000,000

Celebrity seasons

Series		Day	Housemates	Winner	Runner-up	Presenter(s)	Episodes		Originally aired			Prize
									First aired	Last aired	Network
	1	32	13	Dudi Melitz	Shimi Tavori	Erez Tal Assi Azar	10		1 March 2009 (2009-03-01)	31 March 2009 (2009-03-31)	Channel 2 Keshet	₪1,000,000
	2	38	12	Moshik Afia	Nir "Niro" Levy		12		10 May 2015 (2015-05-10)	16 June 2015 (2015-06-16)		Lexus SUV
	3	50	15	Asaf Goren	Shai Hai	Liron Weizman Guy Zu-Aretz	23		12 January 2019 (2019-01-12)	2 March 2019 (2019-03-02)	Channel 13 Reshet	₪250,000

See also

• Big Brother franchise

References

1. "עוזבים את ערוץ 2: רשת רוצה לעבור לשדר בערוץ חדש ברישיון". themarker.com (in Hebrew). Retrieved 18 December 2019.
2. "בר רפאלי אאוט: שלושת המנחים החדשים של "האח הגדול"" [Bar Refaeli out: Three New Faces of Big Brother]. ynet.co.il (in Hebrew). 29 March 2019.
3. "אסי ישראלוף עוזב את "האח הגדול"" [Asi Israelof leaves "Big Brother"]. ynet.co.il (in Hebrew). 6 November 2019.
4. "גיא זו-ארץ ינחה את "האח הגדול" לצידה של לירון ויצמן" [Guy Zu-Aretz will host "Big Brother" alongside Liron Weizman]. ynet.co.il (in Hebrew). 18 November 2018.
5. "ויצמן וזו-ארץ: "אין סיבה ש'האח הגדול' לא תצליח"" [Weizman and Zu-Aretz: "There is no reason for Big Brother not to succeed"]. israelhayom.co.il (in Hebrew). 10 January 2019.

External links

• Official Website at Reshet
• Official Website at Keshet